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Motorway lanes open
All lanes on the M5 southbound, between junction five and junction six, have been re-opened. One lane was closed earlier due to a broken down vehicle.
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Vehicle boken down on motorway
A BROKEN down vehicle has caused one lane on the M5 Southbound to be closed. The lane is closed between the junction five, A38, and junction six, A449.
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Death driver sent to prison
A 59-YEAR-OLD woman driver has been sent to jail for causing the death of an 80-year-old man she failed to see crossing the road in a Worcestershire village. Deirdre Smart should have had Barry Embling, of Brockhampton Close, Blackpole, Worcester
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Tower block comments disingenuous
Sir - The best that can be said about Gary Kibblewhite's comments (On The Web, 24.3.2014) about the St. John's tower-blocks is that he is being knowingly disingenuous.He was a Tory on the City Council when it was a landlord. His national leaders
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Hospital plans continue to move ahead
PLANS to re-shape hospital services in Worcestershire are continuing to move ahead.A report into the long-running project working to cut costs for Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust – the organisation running Worcestershire Acute Hospital,
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Report damns funding cuts to counties like us
A DAMNING report says cuts to council funding in areas including Worcestershire could put Britain at risk of its international obligations. A report from an outside body says local authorities in the UK "do not have adequate financial resources
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Get your hands off 'county gems', says councillor
PLANS to flog scores of public sector buildings have been attacked by Labour politicians - who are demanding "Worcestershire is not for sale". The county council's Labour group says it is planning to lobby against a move by seven different bodies
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Revealed, the 300 Worcester homes that were never built
NEARLY 300 houses and flats planned for development in Worcester since 2008 never got built, it has emerged. Your Worcester News can reveal how the economic downturn has dented new property building across the city. Over the last six years
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Survey shows higher than average confidence in quality of care in Worcestershire hospitals
A SURVEY of staff working at hospitals in Worcestershire has found confidence in the quality of care given to patients, as well as motivation and job satisfaction, is higher than the national average.The report presented to a meeting of Worcestershire
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New revelations in row over fire chief's op
A DECISION to pay the county's chief fire officer £3,000 towards private back surgery was made after the operation had taken place, service bosses have now confirmed. It means if the four members of the fire authority , who met behind-closed-doors
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Queen's Royal Hussars gets Freedom of the City
AN historic military regiment has been given the Freedom of the City - with a brigadier describing it as a "special day". The Queen's Royal Hussars, now based in Sennelagar, Germany, has been granted the rare accolade after Worcester City Council
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Kitchen can be used to produce biltong
BILTONG will be produced in the Fields Barn, Bishapton Road, Flyford Flavell, after an application to convert a garage into a small artisan commercial grade kitchen was approved by Wychavon District Council.
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Increase in falls in Worcestershire hospitals
THERE was an increase in falls in hospitals in Worcestershire in February. A report presented to a meeting of the board of Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust on Wednesday, March 26 showed 135 falls had been recorded in wards across the county in
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Worcestershire acute hospitals trust to re-examine working practices
THE organisation running the three acute hospitals in Worcestershire is to re-examine how fetal remains are disposed of following a report raising some concerns about the processes involved. A meeting of the board of Worcestershire Acute Hospitals
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National Theatre director becomes Swan Youth Theatre patron
THE man in one the top theatre job in the world has backed his former youth group by becoming its new patron.Rufus Norris takes the helm of London’s National Theatre as director next month and his theatrical journey began at Worcester's Swan
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We need new bridge and ring road
Sir - Comments and controversy about potential extra river crossings for Worcester continue to rumble on and get reported in your columns.What is needed is clarity of thought (and money). Basically two crossings are required. The leader of the Council
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Traffic comments were bizarre
Sir -I am grateful to councillors Richard Udall and Alan Amos for their bizarre reported comments in Worcester News saying new river bridge would create more congestion.Alan Amos of course has previously expressed off-the-wall ideas about reversing the
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Eastnor Castle launches new website in time for Easter opening
THERE will be no excuse to miss events and happenings at Eastnor Castle this year after the attraction launched its new website. The new online presence has been timed to coincide with the public opening season at Easter and it has been four months
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Vehicle boken down on motorway
A BROKEN down vehicle has caused one lane on the M5 Southbound to be closed. The lane is closed between the junction five, A38, and junction six, A449.
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Butts crash causes delays
TRAFFIC using the Butts in the centre of Worcester was delayed this morning after a collision between a car and a lorry. The incident happened at about 9.20am and involved a red Renault Scenic and a blue Scania lorry. No-one was injured, damage
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Freedom of the City granted to former Mayor
ONE of Worcester's best-known sons has been handed Freedom of the City - a salute to more than 40 years public service. Mike Layland, a veteran former councillor who retired in 2012, was handed the honour after all but four members of Worcester
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You're wrong, we need investment
Sir - In your editorial on 10th March, you claimed that no one is arguing for public spending to be increased. This is simply not true. The Green Party has repeatedly argued against austerity and for investment in jobs and services. In your editorial
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Sentence for widow really shocked me
WHEN you do my job you like to think you've seen and heard it all. Working on the news desk of a daily paper, you discover all manner of things - some of them weird; some of them unusual; some of them dreadfully sad; or hilariously funny; occasionally
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Students, why not become a paid carer in your spare time?
IT might not be the first thought on many students' career path, but Worcestershire County Council is keen to encourage more young people to become paid adult carers. The plan is that students who want to work irregular hours can fit the personal
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Refurbished footbridge must be closed for repairs - again
A FOOTBRIDGE that was refurbished and reopened under a year ago is already losing its surface and will have to be closed – again. Diglis Basin bridge, which links Severn Way and Diglis Dock Road in Diglis, Worcester, over the river Severn, was
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Jack Shantry upbeat about County's one-day chances
SEAMER Jack Shantry feels the introduction of Saeed Ajmal will make Worcestershire a strong one-day force. The Pakistan spinner, currently the world’s top-ranked one-day bowler, is returning to New Road for another spell as their overseas player
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BOOK OF THE WEEK: Love, Nina: Despatches from Family Life
BY CATHERINE ARMITSTEAD True-life, amusing and quirky letters from a 20-year-old nanny, working in London for the first time. Nina reports back to her sister about the eccentric and literary family that she is lodging with. The family
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Fallen Grace by Mary Hooper
BY HATTIE WALES (aged 12) Fallen Grace is a drama set in the Victorian times in 1861. It is about two sisters called Grace and Lily Parks, who are orphans; their mother is dead and their father has disappeared. The story begins when Grace
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The Rosie Project by Graeme Simsion
BY ELLA PERCIVAL Graeme Simsion’s first-time novel, The Rosie Project, makes for amusing and light-hearted reading. It covers love, autism and genetics as the author makes a seamless shift from the world of database modelling to popular fiction
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Allpay expands its Hereford headquarters
TECHNOLOGY business Allpay has invested £3m in its Hereford head office on Whitestone Business Park after launching two new operations as part of an expansion strategy. The company, which specialises in payment collection services and plastic card
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Sadie May's garden design career blossoms
WORCESTER-born garden designer Sadie May Stowell will be making her debut at the UK's top horticultural event this spring. She is building the Viking Cruises Norse Garden at the Chelsea Flower Show, which runs from May 20-24, with a little bit of
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Live News: Wednesday, March 26
We have a list of school affected by today's strike action. Click here to see the full list Leave your comment on the story, or tweet us @worcesternews, or leave a comment on our Facebook page Today's front page: Coldplay's
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Brides to be set to be the first same-sex married couple in Worcestershire
IT WILL be a historic moment when brides-to-be Annie Perry and Isabel Swift leave the register office on Saturday afternoon. The couple, who live in Worcester, are set to hold the county's first same-sex marriage following a change in the law which
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STRIKE ACTION: Schools closed and partially closed across Worcestershire
SOME schools across Worcestershire will be closed or partially closed today because of strike action. Teachers belonging to the National Union of Teachers (NUT) will walk out in a row over working conditions, pay and pensions. The NUT has said
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Supermarket store marks five years in the city
A SUPERMARKET giant has celebrated five years since opening its second city store.Sainsbury's St John's first opened its doors to customers on March 25, 2009 on the site of a former sports centre on Swanpool Walk.Staff recently held a party to
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David Lemi facing fitness test for Newcastle showdown
DEAN Ryan will give winger David Lemi as long as possible to recover from a hamstring injury ahead of Sunday’s Aviva Premiership relegation showdown with Newcastle Falcons at Kingston Park (2pm). The veteran Samoan international set up Sam Betty